Learn how to get better scans, organize and format your family history book.

Learn the Basic Steps Necessary to Create a Family History

Your History Deserves To Be The Best You Can Make It!Save Time, Money and Frustration.This Can Be a Fun Experience!

Everything You Need to Get Started or to Finish Your Project

* Where to begin. * Teaches you how to get high quality photo scans. * Review formatting, printing and binding options. * Time and money saving tips. * Advantages of using OpenOffice.org to format your book. * Learn how to create a PDF for printing.

Learning is Easy

Step-by-Step Tutorials - printed and in PDF.

"How To" tutorial movies - Easy to watch, pause, and review.;

1 - Improve Your Scanning Skills - Do it right the first time!

Step-by-Step
Scanning Tutorial
16 pages

Scanner
Basics

What is DPI?

Getting Consistent Scan Results

Special Purpose Scanning

Simple Scanning Tricks

Scanning and Printing

Scanning
"How To" Video Tutorials
16 Videos

Introduction to Scanning

Getting Started

Setting DPI

Cropping

Types of Photo Files to Use and Avoid

Keeping File Sizes Small

Scanner Enhancement Techniques

Gets the Dots Out of Obituary Scans

Removing the Yellow From Old Paper

Stopping Bleed-Through - Newspaper Scans

Using a Camera and Tripod for Large Photos

Scanning Objects

Epson and HP Scanner Recommendations

Learn to work miracles with old photos using the software that came with your scanner!

Advanced users also benefit from the scanning tutorials.

Tip from one of the videos. "Vinegar and water make an excellent cleaner for your scanner glass."